The Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here.
What’s in a name? For Annie Huang, potentially a new lease of life.
She is not alone. Many Chinese seek comfort and assurance from fortune telling masters, who don’t only serve as a kind of prophet, but also to some extent play the role of psychologist. Amid the myriad pressures of modern life, many Chinese are turning back to traditional superstitions and beliefs, and fortune telling and feng shui businesses have boomed over the past decade.
In today’s episode, Annie talks about her name changing experience and how it has fed into a process of self-discovery.
Have thoughts or feedback to share? Want to join the discussion? Write to Yajun and Jingjing at [email protected].
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